Projects & Infrastructure
Investing in Mexican infrastructure
With infrastructure playing an important role in the growth of the Mexican economy, we speak to Jose María Zertuche, Managing Director and CIO of BlackRock’s Mexico Infrastructure Investment Group about investing in the country’s growing infrastructure pipeline and what factors to be wary of.
1 Sept 2016
Indian corporates looking abroad for funding
A burdened banking sector has meant that Indian corporates have had to look elsewhere for funding. Investor demand for higher yielding instruments has led to a lot of activity from the Indian corporate space on the international markets over the last week, a trend which is likely to continue as long as the global economy remains stable.
2 Aug 2016
PPP financing opportunities vary across Africa
The financing of various projects through PPPs across Africa is not new, however this method of financing is more established in certain areas of the continent than others. Although there are opportunities for smaller lenders to participate in PPPs across various sectors, larger operations tend to be funded by China.
1 Aug 2016
Greening the Capital Markets
With climate change now firmly on the agenda of most global economies the opportunities emerging around green investment are increasing exponentially.
1 Aug 2016
CASE STUDY: Mass Energy Group boosts power supply to Iraq with IPP
Against a backdrop of a deteriorating security environment and growing energy demands, Mass Energy Group Holding secured a US$375mn project finance facility to upgrade a gas fired power plant in the Sulaimaniya Governorate in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
21 Jul 2016
CASE STUDY: ACWA closes largest IPP refinancing deal in MENA
ACWA Power successfully refinanced existing facilities related to its 1204 MW Rabigh1 power plant with a US$1.828bn triple-tranche conventional and Islamic funding package in what is being pegged as the largest IPP refinancing deal in MENA to date, a huge achievement for the company and its shareholders.
21 Jul 2016
Growing The Latin American Infrastructure Footprint
ISA President and CEO Bernardo Vargas speaks with Bonds & Loans about new areas for growth in Latin America’s infrastructure markets
11 Jul 2016
Eskom lands ZAR20bn loan from AfDB, international lenders
Eskom has secured three loan facilities with the African Development Bank (AfDB) worth ZAR20bn (US$1.4bn) in a bid to boost spending on infrastructure maintenance and skills development. The deal comes months after it secured a smaller facility from the New Development Bank.
8 Jul 2016
CFO View: Claudio Chamorro, Parque Arauco
Claudio Chamorro currently serves as Chief Financial Officer at Parque Arauco. He previously served as Director of Studies and Financial Analysis of the Superintendency of Banks and Financial Institutions, Chile. He has served as both Market Risk Manager, and later CFO, of Banco CorpBanca, Chile’s third largest bank, and served as Corporate Development Manager at Corpgroup, leading M&A, bond and…
30 Jun 2016
Gazprom Neft Looks at Various Options to Raise Debt
Olga Kirichenko heads Gazprom Neft’s debt team and is responsible for managing the group’s entire debt portfolio, currently amounting to almost $11bn. Her team also provides support to, and supervises the debt portfolio management of joint ventures. The scope of Olga’s responsibilities covers the full range of corporate debt- financing instruments with maturities exceeding one year, including all…
24 Jun 2016